Tongass National Forest
Admiralty Island Cabins

Little Shaheen Cabin

Little Shaheen cabin faces a gravelled area and backed by hemlock and spruce trees

Description: This is a typical Pan Abode cabin with a wood stove, a nice beach, and sleeping space for 4 to 6 people.

Location: The cabin is in the central part of the island on Hasselborg Lake at an elevation of 300' (91 m). Longitude: -134.2719444; Latitude: 57.7025

Little Shaheen cabin is surrounded by beautiful views of Hasselborg Lake.

Access: Access is by float plane or canoe with portage. It is about a 45-minute flight from Juneau. By canoe and portage, it is about 10 miles (16 km) from Mole Harbor. Occasionally poor weather can result in extended stays, and cabin users should be prepared for this. In fall, winter, and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface (float planes cannot land). The lake is normally ice free from mid-May through November.

Terrain: The cabin sits back 20' (6 m) from the lake on a beach with exposure to the sun..

Facilities:
  • 2 single wooden bunks
  • 2 double wooden bunks
  • Wood stove
  • Table and benches
  • Cooking counter
  • Broom
  • Axe and maul
  • Wood
  • Outhouse
  • Skiff with oars

Water is available from the lake. Treat all water before using. Bring your own personal flotation devices, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire extinguisher, and fire starter.

Special Features: You are in brown bear country. This is 1 of 3 cabins on Hasselborg Lake (the other two are Hasselborg Creek and Big Shaheen). The lake is very popular and has a lot of float plane traffic. Big Shaheen cabin is close by, connected by a 100 yard (91 m) trail. Four trails are accessible by boat. The lake is 7 miles (11 km) long and part of the Cross Admiralty Canoe route.

Rental Fee: $35 per night.

Suggested USGS topo maps: Sitka C-1, C-2.

Updated August 21, 2008

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